Coronavirus UK: Six MILLION took NHS 111’s online assessment

Six million people used NHS 111’s online coronavirus symptom checker at the height of the UK’s outbreak between February and August, official data has revealed. The official website got 30million hits across all its pages during the same period by people either checking symptoms of Covid-19 and other illnesses.  In mid-March, the site was used … Read more

£148m EuroMillions winner Adrian Bayford can keep games room at £6.5m home built without permission

EuroMilllions winner Adrian Bayford can finally sell his sprawling £6.5m country estate after being given the go-ahead to keep a state-of-the-art games room he built without planning permission. The multi millionaire, who eight years ago shared a £148m fortune with his wife Gillian, had faced being told to tear down the building which he had … Read more

UK announces 11 more coronavirus deaths in early count, taking total number of victims to 46,639

UK announces 11 more coronavirus deaths in early count as six victims confirmed in English hospitals along with five in Wales Preliminary total calculated by adding up fatalities declared by the home nations But only include hospital deaths in England so true total may be much higher Department of Health bosses will announce official figure … Read more

Coronavirus Spain: Girl, 11, dies from Kawasaki-like syndrome

An eleven-year-old girl has died from organ failure in Spain after suffering from a Kawasaki-like disease linked to the coronavirus, according to local media. The child, who had no known underlying health conditions, passed away at the Joan XXIII University Hospital of Tarragona in Catalonia yesterday after testing positive for Covid-19.  Catalonia’s public health secretary claimed … Read more

Thais risk 15 years in jail as they finally speak out against the King

Thai protesters are risking arrest and 15 years in prison by voicing rare public criticism of the country’s normally unassailable monarchy.  Around 4,000 protesters listened in Bangkok this week as organisers read out a list of demands for the royal family, including reform of the ‘lese majeste’ law which protects the King from criticism.  Activists … Read more

Spanish girl, 11, dies from Kawasaki-like inflammatory syndrome linked to Covid-19

An eleven-year-old girl has died from organ failure in Spain after suffering from a Kawasaki-like disease linked to the coronavirus, according to local media. The child, who had no known underlying health conditions, passed away at the Joan XXIII University Hospital of Tarragona in Catalonia yesterday after testing positive for Covid-19.  Catalonia’s public health secretary claimed … Read more

Prince Harry draws on ‘bank of Dad’ for £8m Santa Barbara mansion

Prince Harry and Meghan had help from Prince Charles to secretly buy their £8million family home in Santa Barbara, after ditching Tyler Perry’s 12-bedroom Beverly Hills mansion for ‘considerable privacy.’ The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been living in the upscale California community for six weeks since early July. Their neighbours now include close friends Ellen … Read more

Sam Fender plays ‘world’s first socially-distanced gig’ to 2,500 fans at Gosforth Park

More than 2,500 music fans were spread out into hundreds of small fenced-off areas as they watched Sam Fender take to the stage last night, in what is thought to be the world’s first socially-distanced concert. The North Shields native performed a home-town gig at Newcastle’s Gosforth Park, where a pop-up venue saw fans in … Read more